Government says ED waiting times won’t meet target until 2032

Stuff reports:

But National MP Dr Shane Reti, who is based in Whangārei, said official documents leaked to him showed the project would not meet Northland patients’ needs.

Neither stage of the project would meet the health target of 95% of ED patients being seen within six hours, according to the detailed business case presented to Te Whatu Ora board in August.

Little confirmed this in writing to Reti, saying the 95% target would not be met until about two years after the redevelopment was complete “as services at the hospital increase their staffing capacity”.

Te Whatu Ora confirmed the 95% target would be reached around May 2032

Under National almost all DHBs were achieving 95% of ED patients being seen within six hours.

Now under Labour, things have got so bad they say Whangarei won’t achieve that until 2032~